Baekhyun fiddled with the hem of his shirt. Born with severe asthma, he had no toys to play with. But he had one friend. He was younger by a year, but they got along fairly well. Baekhyun always thought it was weird that they lived together, but never asked his parents about it.

When his parents weren’t home, they would play hide-and-seek, and his friend loved being the seeker. He hated having to hide, so Baekhyun gladly complied. After all, he was his only friend.

They grew up together, hand in hand. While people used to act along saying Baekhyun was cute playing in such a way, they soon found him weird. People started talking. “I’m not lying! He’s really my friend!” He stood up for him, but they didn’t listen to him.

Why do they keep saying that? He’s standing here beside me, isn’t he?